Francesca Tripodi, Assistant Professor at the UNC School of Information and Library Science (SILS), talks about her first semester of teaching at SILS, her educational background, her research using ethnography to reveal socio-technical vulnerabilities, and her excitement at joining the Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life (CITAP) at Carolina. The SILS Faculty Lightning Talks series is an opportunity for students, alumni, and the public to learn more about the current SILS faculty. This talk was originally delivered via Microsoft Teams on Sept. 11, 2020.